Han Dao world

Chapter 589 bluff
On the west bank of Yishui River, Zongshan Mountain.

Liu Bei was wearing regular clothes, standing with his hands behind his back, looking to the north.

As the weather was getting hotter, he didn't wear much, his clothes were thin, and he didn't wear boots on his feet, just a pair of straw sandals woven by himself.With trousers rolled up, he looks like a farmer who just came from the field.

The difference from the farmer is that he has a long sword stuck in his waist.

Jian Yong stood aside and reminded. "My lord, Zang Ba is here."

Liu Bei hummed, looked away, and looked at Yishui in the distance.There were several boats going down the river, and a group of people stood at the bow, also looking in this direction, and one of them was Sun Qian who was going to discuss with Zang Ba.

"Xianhe, will Zang Ba form an alliance with me?"

"Yes, Yuan Jun from Qingzhou went south, he was the first to bear the brunt, and it was time for me to ask."

"He won't surrender to Yuan Shao?"

"It's not that he refused, but that Yuan Shao refused to accept his surrender." Jian Yong chuckled twice. "The prefect who wanted to kill his father, Zang Jie, was an old official of the Yuan family. Maybe there was a shadow of the Yuan family behind that incident. Besides, which of the generals under Yuan Shao's command was not a big family in Jizhou, and how could he be a Taishan thief? Even if he is willing to surrender, he will not get the official title he wants, so he can only work for others."

Liu Bei smacked his lips, hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed.

Zang Ba is like this, so why not him.

"My lord, don't hesitate. Although Yuan Shao's military strength was at its peak, it was just the afterglow of the setting sun. As long as the lord can use the plan of the clouds and unite as one, block Yuan Shao's desperate efforts, and defend Xuzhou for the court, the future is limitless."

Liu Bei looked back at Jian Yong and couldn't help laughing. "Xianhe, you have always been at odds with Yun Chang, why do you admire Yun Chang's plan so much?"

"Because that's the only way for the lord to win." Jian Yong tugged at his messy beard and raised his eyebrows lightly. "Besides, this is not his strategy, but the court's strategy and the emperor's strategy. If he can learn it, I can't learn it?"

Liu Bei laughed out loud.After a while, he said quietly again: "It turns out that what Xianhe admires is not Yun Chang, but the Son of Heaven."

Jian Yong said: "Who wouldn't respect such an enlightened ruler as a young man who can take the post of Zhongxing, first destroy Li Jue, and then Xianbei? Don't you respect my lord?"

"Of course I also admire it." Liu Bei sighed, "It's a pity that he may not like me."

Jian Yong curled his lips, but stopped talking.

Liu Bei submitted the victory report, but the court did not respond, which disappointed Liu Bei.But in his opinion, the court cannot be blamed for this matter. It is Liu Bei who has been unwilling to express his attitude, and only wants to get more appointments and rewards from the court.Now that Yuan Shao's soldiers are pressing the border, he is even more unwilling to break with Yuan Shao, how can he satisfy the court?

Zang Ba and others arrived at the ferry, got off the boat, and walked up the mountain.

Liu Bei caught up a few steps and met Zang Ba.

Zang Ba is as tall as Liu Bei, about seven feet five or six inches.He has a rough appearance, but he has a pair of slender eyes, which makes people feel uneasy.

"Your Majesty, I have admired you for a long time." Zang Ba took the first step, saluted Liu Bei, looked Liu Bei seriously, and showed a meaningful smile. "Everyone is Dao, so you have a different appearance, and it is really different."

Liu Bei laughed. "Xuan Gao, don't listen to the rumors of those village men and women. I'm not confused in my age, and I can't accomplish anything. There is no difference, but it's just a premature decline. Now that Yuan Shao's troops are suppressing the situation, I want to serve the court, but I can't get it." , I have no choice but to ask Xuan Gao to help me, and please Xuan Gao not to abandon me."

Zang Ba laughed. "Your envoy is called, how dare I not come. It's just that our troops are limited, and we don't have enough money and food. I'm afraid I won't be able to help much, and I will disappoint you."

"Soldiers are good, not many. Taishan soldiers are well-known elites. With Xuan Gao's help, they will surely succeed." Liu Bei warmly invited Zang Ba to the table while talking.

"How many troops does the envoy have?" Zang Ba cut to the chase.

"There are [-] elite soldiers here, and another [-] are led by Chen Deng in Longkang."

Zang Ba looked at Liu Bei in surprise, and couldn't help laughing out loud. "What kind of fortune did Shijun make recently to gather [-] elite soldiers?"

Liu Bei remained calm. "Serving the court is where righteousness lies. Why use money? Or are you still worried that the court will disappoint the soldiers who have made meritorious service? Didn't you hear that Zhang Yang, Huang Yi and others became marquises in the first battle, and even Ma Teng's daughter was beheaded because of it?" Marshal Xianbei, he is enfeoffed as a Marquis with a woman."

"Is there such a thing?" Zang Ba was stunned for a moment, and there was a little more suspicion in his eyes.

"It's absolutely true." Liu Bei followed suit and told the story he knew.

Although he did not declare himself a vassal, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun passed the news and understood the court's movements.

Zang Ba and others were in Xuzhou and had nothing to do with the imperial court. They only knew that the emperor was making meritorious deeds in Bingliang, but they didn't know the specific news.Hearing what Liu Bei said, I was surprised and delighted.The surprise is that the emperor's actions are deviant and unthinkable, and the joy is that the emperor is invincible, the great Han is expected to rejuvenate, and it is more attractive to serve the court with Liu Bei.

Scholars and women can be named Marquis with military merits, I am a good man, wouldn't it be a matter of course to be named Marquis with military merits?
After listening to Liu Bei finish telling the story, Zang Ba laughed out loud. "Your Majesty is well aware of the affairs of the court, so how do you know when the court will send troops to attack Yuan Shao?"

"Soon, Han Sui, the Great General of Zhenxi, has already entered the Guanzhong, and he can go east at any time. The governor of Youyan protects Xun You and prepares his troops and horses. When the autumn wind blows, he will drive his horses to beat the pass until you reach Youji."

Zang Ba pinched his fingers and calculated. "So, Yuan Shao only has two or three months."

"Exactly, as long as we can stick to it for two or three months, Yuan Shao's death will come as soon as the imperial army comes out. Xuan Gao, you and I will divide our troops to defend, you guard Langya, and I guard Pengcheng, how about it?"

"Okay." Zang Ba clapped his hands and agreed. "I dare not say too much, but I am sure in two or three months."

"Happy." Liu Bei raised his glass and drank it down with Zang Ba.

After the two drank a few glasses of wine, Liu Bei ordered people to sing and dance, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.

Although Zang Ba and others dominate one side, they are only bandits in the mountains after all, how can they often enjoy singing and dancing, and drink wine to their heart's content.Today I was invited by Liu Bei to form an alliance. I was worried that Yuan Shao would be too powerful and Liu Bei would not be able to support him.Now knowing that Yuan Shao was just a momentary success, and that Liu Bei had [-] troops, enough to defend Pengcheng, he immediately felt relieved, opened his stomach to drink, and couldn't help looking around.

Liu Bei, Zang Ba and others exchanged cups, talked and laughed happily, calmly with a winning ticket in hand.

Sun Qian accompanied him, feeling uneasy.

Zang Ba and others don't know the truth.They believed whatever Liu Bei said.But he is very clear, not to mention [-] elite soldiers, all the people under Liu Bei's command who can go to battle add up to less than [-].

Once Yuan Shao's army attacked, Liu Bei couldn't hold it for three months.

(End of this chapter)